You will often hear it said that it pays to remove buds from cuttings because they take up energy which could otherwise be used for growth. Whilst this is undoubtedly true, it is not my main reason for dis-budding.Once a cutting starts to form flowers (and most of them do, surprisingly early) it stops producing new stem and leaves. This is a problem for me, since the growing season is already too short (apart from insurance, this is why I take cuttings for next year's plants - to give them a longer season). I like the plants to get some growth over the winter months, albeit apparently somewhat stunted; this will give them a really good start next season.
Take care when removing the buds, not to disturb any delicate new roots which might have formed.
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